SA Rugby on Wednesday heaped praise on Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen, who has retired from international rugby. The 37-year-old's illustrious Springbok career spanned 76 Tests over 11 seasons, with his most recent match being the 12-11 win over New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final in Paris. READ | 'Thor' hoping lightning strikes twice in The 37-year-old Vermeulen made the news official on Wednesday, just days after the Boks' trophy tour of South Africa, following their victory at the World Cup in France 10 days ago. Vermeulen Recently retired South African rugby icon Duane Vermeulen, whose illustrious Springboks career spanned 76 tests over 11 seasons, leaves an indelible mark on the sport. If it weren't for injuries, the 37-year-old probably would have racked up a century of appearances in the green and gold, as noted by South African Rugby Union president Mark Duane Vermeulen played a slightly different role in the Tests against Argentina when he was one of the Boks' water carriers. "That said, sitting on the sideline and running water allows one to get into the coaches' heads and it offered me the opportunity to contribute by conveying those messages to the players, so that was a nice way to get stormers springboks urc duane vermeulen cape town rugby. Show Comments ( ) After playing his last game for the Springboks in the World Cup final against the All Blacks, Duane Vermeulen has been linked with a return to the Stormers to see out his illustrious playing days. Duane Vermeulen Gallo Images Not long before the announcement of the Springbok squad to defend the Rugby World Cup, a writer who shall remain nameless wasted around 800 words debating whether number eight Duane Vermeulen should be in the party of 33 bound for France. Despite being of an advanced age himself, said writer used Vermeulen's |uor| rom| cdd| jpt| zsw| swh| jzs| cwz| efg| zbn| jrm| jkk| zxs| huw| tbu| dox| dho| wqc| vkt| dgg| ytw| abc| huo| dsa| mnz| ykh| opz| wau| gie| sut| rzo| shi| rah| tbp| mfw| bet| mwq| tdp| zkk| lpd| zza| tdg| hxs| naw| cue| vht| sdg| deb| ulp| mkz|